Three killed in Rwanda building collapse

Three people died, 21 were injured and four are feared trapped after a four-storey building under construction collapsed in north-eastern Rwanda.

Around 36 people were in the building at the time of the accident, according to local officials.

Police spokesman Theos Badege says three workers are confirmed dead and 21 other people had been taken to hospital.

Eight have so far been released.

Police were working with the army to secure the site and were "currently undertaking an intensive rescue operation", a police statement said.

"We are are unable to confirm details as to the cause of the building's collapse, but this will be subject to an urgent investigation, undertaken with local and national authorities, that will begin as soon as the rescue operation concludes."

The building, on a roadside in the town of Nyagatare, some 100 kilometres north-east of the capital Kigali, collapsed on Tuesday afternoon (local time).